With the announcement of J.D. Vance as the Republican candidate for Vice President his book Hillbilly Elegy has made the bestseller lists again. That pushes to the forefront stories of working class Americans. A Publishers Weekly article reminds us that there are others books telling compelling stories of life as a working class American.
Another Word for Love: A Memoir by Carvell Wallace
Class: A Memoir of Motherhood, Hunger, and Higher Education by Stephanie Land
The Injustice of Place: Uncovering the Legacy of Poverty in America by Kathryn J. Edin, H. Luke Shaefer, and Timothy Nelson
Stolen Pride: Loss, Shame, and the Rise of the Right by Arlie Russell Hochschild
This Country: Searching for Home in (Very) Rural America by Navied Mahdavian
Black Folk: The Roots of the Black Working Class by Blair Kelley
The Forgotten Girls: A Memoir of Friendship and Lost Promise in Rural America by Monica Potts
The Overlooked Americans: The Resilience of Our Rural Towns and What It Means for Our Country by Elizabeth Currid-Halkett
Are there any you would add to this list?